January 23, 1975 Earthquake: Arosan, Japan

Date

January 23, 1975

Time

14:19:14 UTC

Place

Arosan, Japan

Magnitude

5.8 (Ms)

Focal depth

10 km (6 mi)

Intensity

7 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

33.000° N, 131.100° E

Country

Japan

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• May 21, 1792, Kyusyu Island, JapanM6.4 · 15,030 deaths · 6,200 houses destroyed · 78 km
• June 30, 744, Shimabara, Yatsushiro, Higo, JapanM6.4 · 1,520 deaths · 470 houses destroyed · 87 km
• September 4, 1596, Beppu Bay, JapanM6.9 · 708 deaths · 80 houses destroyed · 65 km
• April 15, 2016, Kumamoto, Oita, JapanM7 · 273 deaths · $20 billion · 43,386 houses destroyed · 40 km
• October 30, 1662, Hiuganada, JapanM7.9 · 200 deaths · 2,500 houses destroyed · 167 km
• January 12, 1914, Sakurijima, JapanM7.1 · 63 deaths · $19 million · 2,268 houses destroyed · 163 km
• September 10, 1597, Beppu Bay, JapanM6.4 · 40 deaths · 57 km
• July 28, 2026, Kumamoto, JapanM6.8 · 38 deaths · 3,539 houses destroyed · 50 km
• December 7, 1922, Kyushu, Japan27 deaths · 82 km
• July 28, 1889, Kumamoto, JapanM6.3 · 20 deaths · 239 houses destroyed · 43 km
• August 6, 1984, Nobeoka, Kyushu, JapanM6.7 · 20 deaths · 104 km
• June 2, 1905, Aki, JapanM7.8 · 11 deaths · 59 houses destroyed · 139 km
• July 12, 1676, Tuwano, Japan7 deaths · 186 km
• February 21, 1968, Kyushu, JapanM6.3 · 3 deaths · 121 km
• March 18, 1987, Miyazaki, Naze, Kyushu, JapanM6.7 · 2 deaths · 128 km

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